Boone GOP opts not to endorse McConnell or Bevin

Backing either candidate called hypocritical

4:12 PM,
Oct. 12, 2013

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U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell avoided a potentially embarrassing situation this week when the Boone County Republican Party opted not to endorse his 2014 primary opponent, Louisville businessman Matt Bevin.

In fact, the Boone County GOP passed resolutions that, in effect, affirmed it wouldn't endorse any Republicans in primary elections and asked the Republican Party of Kentucky to not favor one candidate over another.

McConnell's campaign manager, Jesse Benton, had urged the county party to not make an endorsement either way. No other county Republican Party has endorsed in the 2014 ...